The Graduate School has invested in a continued Institutional Membership in National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). This membership began June 1, 2022 with support from the Graduate School, Division of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and the Division of Academic affairs.
Through UWM’s institutional membership, all graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty have access to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). NCFDD resources are broadly applicable across academic disciplines and include a range of topics such as time management, overcoming academic perfectionism, developing a daily writing plan, writing grant proposals, and more. These resources offer concrete guidance that could increase your productivity and your sense of well-being.
The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity is an independent professional development, training and mentoring community for over 90,000 faculty, post-docs and grad students, dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. They offer workshops, professional development training and intensive mentorship programs.
As a member of the UWM community, you have free access to these materials.
NCFDD training teaches concrete, empirically tested strategies for increasing productivity and pays special attention to the challenges of underrepresented faculty. In addition to monthly training workshops, NCFDD provides an opportunity for individual scholars to become more effective.
UWM’s Institutional membership provides relevant professional development training, support from highly trained and successful mentors, a confidential space for problem-solving, and downloadable formats for self-paced learning.
NCFDD member resources include:
- Monday Motivator Newsletter – includes productivity tips
- Webinars & Multi-Week Courses – led by expert facilitators
- Private Discussion Forums – network, participate in writing challenges, problem-solve, and share information (login required)
- The Library – slides and audio recordings of webinars from the year (login required)
- Resources and Referrals – services for coaching, editing, and recommended readings (login required)
We want to draw your attention in particular to the Core Curriculum, Hidden Handbook, and Dissertation Success Curriculum (among other webinars and events) to support those in academia covering topics such as planning, developing writing habits, work-life balance, managing stress, and developing mentorship networks. And the NCFDD periodically offers 14-Day Writing Challenges to jumpstart productivity.
As a member of the UWM community, you have free access to these materials.
How to Activate Your UWM Sponsored Membership:
- Go to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity website (www.facultydiversity.org).
- Select the “Become a Member” tab and choose “Claim Your Institutional Membership.”
- Within the list of universities, click on “University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee”
- Complete the registration form by following all instructions. Be sure to provide your UWM email address.
- Once you have submitted your registration information and NCFDD has approved your connection to UWM, you should receive a welcome email.
For More Information: facultydiversity.org/
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity UWM Activities
Fall 2024
This Fall, we are hosting three events connected with our institutional membership in the National Center for Faculty Development, brought to you by the Faculty Mentoring Program and the Multicultural Scholars Collaborative.
Pie and Planning: Every Semester Needs a Plan
Start off your semester with a semester roadmap! NCFDD’s core skill #1 is available for asynchronous viewing.
Whether or not you watch the webinar, please join us in person (for some pie!) or on Zoom to review the approach to semester planning advocated by the NCFDD and to engage in some of your own semester planning. This is an action-oriented session to set the stage for your semester activities.
Tuesday, September 10, 3:00-4:00 pm
Bolton 195 or Zoom
Fall 14-day Writing Challenge UWM Collective Writing Sessions
The NCFDD hosts periodic 14-day writing challenges to jumpstart daily writing practices. Register by September 27 to participate in the Fall Writing Challenge from October 7 to October 20. We will hold a collective writing session online to start off the week. This session held in coordination with the Diversity Scholars Network at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and the UWM Multicultural Scholars Collaborative.
All Faculty, Academic Staff, and Graduate Students
Monday October 7 from 9:00-10:30 am
Zoom
How to Manage Stress and Looking Beyond Burnout
This session centers faculty well-being, particularly minoritized faculty, to bring the lenses of purpose, compassion, connection, and balance to strategies to that help faculty face burnout and stress related to the writing, grant proposals, and institutional challenges. We invite faculty to watch your choice of two NCFDD webinars focused on this topic; even if you can’t watch the seminars, we invite you to join us in discussion that centers renewal and concrete strategies for managing physical, emotional, and attitudinal effects of stress for faculty from minoritized backgrounds and renewal for members of these groups.
Watch:
Skill #10: How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst (Asynchronous recording)
or
Beyond Burnout: Faculty Well-being: Individual and Institutional Approaches (live webinar on November 15, 1:00-2:30 pm, with asynchronous recording available after event)
Faculty discussion
Thursday, December 12
12 noon, Lunch provided
Bolton 195 or Zoom
*Discussion held in collaboration with Multicultural Scholars Collaborative
Check back here for more information about location(s) and topics.